Global Patent Index - EP 3415186 A1

EP 3415186 A1 20181219 - HARVESTING ENERGY FROM OPERATION OF A SYRINGE

Title (en)

HARVESTING ENERGY FROM OPERATION OF A SYRINGE

Title (de)

GEWINNUNG VON ENERGIE AUS BETRIEB EINER SPRITZE

Title (fr)

COLLECTE D'ÉNERGIE PROVENANT DU FONCTIONNEMENT D'UNE SERINGUE

Publication

EP 3415186 A1 20181219 (EN)

Application

EP 17176225 A 20170615

Priority

EP 17176225 A 20170615

Abstract (en)

Various methods and apparatus disclosed herein relate to apparatus and techniques for harvesting energy from operation of a syringe, and utilizing that energy for various purposes. In various embodiments, a method (400) for harvesting and using electrical energy during operation of a syringe (100, 300) may include: operating (402) the syringe, wherein operating includes displacing a plunger (112) of the syringe to draw fluid into a reservoir (114) of the syringe or expel fluid from the reservoir of the syringe; converting (404), by an electrical generator (120, 122) that is integral with the syringe, motion associated with displacing the plunger into electrical energy; and using (406) at least some of the electrical energy to at least temporarily store, in a memory component (136) integral with the syringe, one or more data points associated with operation of the syringe.

IPC 8 full level

A61M 5/145 (2006.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61M 5/20 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61M 5/1424 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 5/1452 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 5/1456 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 5/20 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 5/31 (2013.01 - EP US); H02K 7/1869 (2013.01 - US); A61M 2005/3125 (2013.01 - US); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01 - US); A61M 2205/3389 (2013.01 - US); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01 - US); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01 - US); A61M 2205/82 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 2205/825 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3415186 A1 20181219; CN 110740770 A 20200131; CN 110740770 B 20220823; EP 3638343 A1 20200422; EP 3638343 B1 20210901; JP 2020523160 A 20200806; JP 7257339 B2 20230413; US 11305066 B2 20220419; US 2020129701 A1 20200430; WO 2018228876 A1 20181220

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17176225 A 20170615; CN 201880039643 A 20180606; EP 18728400 A 20180606; EP 2018064821 W 20180606; JP 2019569473 A 20180606; US 201816621726 A 20180606